New School talk on Bolivia, 22 February 2011

THE JANEY PROGRAM AT THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH AND THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES AT NYU [CLACS] PRESENT:

Whither Bolivia: A Conversatorio

February 22, 2011 8 p.m. The New School 6 E 16th Street, New Wolff Room [1103]

Under President Evo Morales’ government, Bolivia has transformed itself---despite its grinding poverty, its relatively frail political institutions and a legacy of ethnic exclusion that dates all the way back to the colonial period, into the most egalitarian, participatory and inclusionary democratic regime in Latin America and, arguably, in the western hemisphere. The aim of this Conversatorio is to explore how this was accomplished, without ignoring some of the obstacles that continue to undermine the spread of civic democracy in Bolivia.

Instead of an academic conference in which each speaker presents a formal paper and responds to a discussant, all three participants have agreed to engage each other and all the members of the audience in a lively and critical discussion.

This event is also sponsored by the Departments of History and Sociology—NSSR and the New School for General Studies.THE JANEY PROGRAM AT THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH AND THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES AT NYU [CLACS] PRESENT:

Whither Bolivia: A Conversatorio

February 22, 2011 8 p.m. The New School 6 E 16th Street, New Wolff Room [1103]

With the participation of :

 Pablo Stefanoni, Editor of Le Monde Diplomatique, La Paz, Ex-Adviser to President Evo Morales. He is the author of “Qué hacer con los indios y otros

traumas de la colonialidad “(2010), among others.

 Javier Sanjinés, Professor in the Department of Romance Languages, University of Michigan. He has published several books on Bolivia, including

“Rescoldos del pasado. Conflictos culturales en Sociedades Poscoloniales” (2009).

 Sinclair Thomson, Associate Professor of History, NYU. His most recent book is “Revolutionary Horizon: Past and Present in Bolivian Politics” (2007).

This event is also sponsored by the Departments of History and Sociology—NSSR and the New School for General Studies.

Bolivia's Thalia

Years ago NY had two Thalia movie theatres where I spent many happy hours watching vintage films. Now, sadly, those halcyon days have slipped by. But I know where to go to get my fix! La Paz, Bolivia. This and other cities in Bolivia are becoming slowly cultural centres. In preparation a NY acting troupe is gearing up to do skits in Santa Cruz, including comedy, sitcoms and live music. It will be NY without the muggers!
Check out the posting below about the La Paz theatre...

Competitive movie-watching for Bolivia's cinephiles
(AFP) – 23 hours ago
LA PAZ — A Bolivian cineplex on Tuesday announced a film marathon competition likely to test the endurance of even the most avid cinephile.
The challenge is to watch the most uninterrupted movies without leaving the theater and without falling asleep, said organizers of the contest sponsored by the Megacenter cinema concern.
"We're trying to measure the endurance of people watching movies without stopping," Megacenter's chief executive Jose Luis Gomez, who told AFP that the competition gets underway on February 19.
Gomez said that his cineplex would show continual screenings of movies from various film genres and that any contestant leaving the theater for more than five minutes at a time would be eliminated.
More than 50 movies will be screened during the marathon, organizers said -- enough for four days of continuous film viewing.
The lucky winner is to receive one-year free pass for more unlimited movie viewing at Megacenter, the company said.

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Competitive movie-watching for Bolivia's cinephiles
(AFP) – 23 hours ago
LA PAZ — A Bolivian cineplex on Tuesday announced a film marathon competition likely to test the endurance of even the most avid cinephile.
The challenge is to watch the most uninterrupted movies without leaving the theater and without falling asleep, said organizers of the contest sponsored by the Megacenter cinema concern.
"We're trying to measure the endurance of people watching movies without stopping," Megacenter's chief executive Jose Luis Gomez, who told AFP that the competition gets underway on February 19.
Gomez said that his cineplex would show continual screenings of movies from various film genres and that any contestant leaving the theater for more than five minutes at a time would be eliminated.
More than 50 movies will be screened during the marathon, organizers said -- enough for four days of continuous film viewing.
The lucky winner is to receive one-year free pass for more unlimited movie viewing at Megacenter, the company said.